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King Lear

19826.0 / 10185 min

Drama

Overview

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Cast

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

King Lear

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Cordelia

Gillian Barge

Goneril

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Regan

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Earl of Kent

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Earl of Gloucester

Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

Edmund

John Bird

John Bird

Duke of Albany

Julian Curry

Duke of Cornwall

David Weston

David Weston

Duke of Burgundy

Harry Waters

King of France

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Edgar

John Grillo

John Grillo

Oswald

Iain Armstrong

First Gentleman

Frank Middlemass

Frank Middlemass

Fool

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Curan

Stuart Blake

First Servant

Tony Sympson

Second Servant

Peter Walmsley

Third Servant

George Howe

Doctor

John Dallimore

Second Gentleman

Tim Brown

Captain

Adam Kurakin

Herald

Fraser Wilson

Third Gentleman

Richard Albrecht

Officer

Crew

Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller

Director

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Raymond Hughes

Costume Design

Howard Dell

Editor

Ron Green

Cinematography

Colin Lowrey

Production Design

Peter Stenning

Production Manager

Eileen Mair

Makeup Artist

Derek Miller-Timmins

Sound

Shaun Sutton

Shaun Sutton

Producer